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Jussie Smollett is taking in Matthew Perry‘s memoir while he continues to seek help for substance abuse … some interesting reading material during a rocky time in his life.
The former “Empire” star was photographed Monday in Studio City, CA — where he was sitting by himself and perusing the pages of Perry’s 2022 NYT Bestseller, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir” … which detailed the late actor’s struggles with addiction.
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Jussie had a laptop with him as well, and he was also spotted using his phone during this outing … but it seems like he was mostly preoccupied with going through the memoir.
Of course, Jussie himself is in rehab at the moment … this after checking himself into an outpatient treatment facility in October.
His substance use was touched on quite a bit throughout his criminal trial in Chicago — which, BTW, has come back to rear its ugly head.
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Remember, he recently lost his appeal after being convicted for lying to cops about the hate crime attack he claimed was carried out on him … and the rest of his jail sentence looms.
No word on when, exactly, he might have to surrender himself to the authorities to resume his 150 days — but assuming he continues to fight this … it could be a while. In the meantime, he’s absorbing words of wisdom.
